With its old economic-growth engines sputtering or stalled, China should further empower its world-leading manufacturing sector, a globally recognised economist…
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When Harry Chen graduated from a technical school in Shenzhen with a major in machine design, he spent some time…
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Intel chief financial officer Dave Zinsner said that a formal separation of the company’s factory and product-development divisions is an…
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1. Manufacturing improvement ‘broad-based’ China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) – a survey of sentiment among factory owners –…
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China has fostered 14,600 small, privately owned companies as drivers for top strategic industries, exceeding a 2025 goal and levelling…
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A reading above 50 typically indicates an expansion of economic activity, whereas a reading below implies a contraction. “China’s economic…
Read More »Success in manufacturing demands agility. Manufacturers face a fluctuating market, labor pressures, short turnaround times, and a host of additional…
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The world’s largest iPhone factory, in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, is offering higher bonuses to attract workers needed…
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Most worrying is what Maurice Obstfeld at the Peterson Institute recently called “a deep distrust of economic openness” – a…
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A global supply chain shift away from China’s copper manufacturing industry would take “massive investments” in new plants, including US$85…
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